They are built to retain and protect the embankment or filling:

• Factors affecting the design are as follows
• Character of foundation;
• Pressure due to water that finds its way to the real of the wall;
• Effect of buoyancy for the portion of the wall SUBMERGED;
• EARTH pressure at rear;
• WEIGHT of the wall itself;
• live load of vehicles passing on the platform at the rear;
• dead load of the goods stored on the platform;
• force of impact of vessels; etc.

 QUAY wails are designed similar to retaining WALLS; But on the water side, they are subject to varying water pressure (owing to level variations due to tides), and on the land side, earth and contained water pressures, with proper allowances for surcharge.

They are built to retain and protect the embankment or filling:

 Quay wails are designed similar to retaining walls; But on the water side, they are subject to varying water pressure (owing to level variations due to tides), and on the land side, earth and contained water pressures, with proper allowances for surcharge.